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Chita Rivera, Debra Monk and Karen Ziemba - three beloved actresses well-known for their work in Kander and Ebb musicals - will be joined by other stars, including Heidi Blickenstaff ([title of show], LITTLE MERMAID) and host David Hyde Pierce (Tony Award-winner star of Kander and Ebb's CURTAINS) to pay tribute to John Kander and the works of Mr. Kander and his late collaborator Fred Ebb when the Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award-winning Vineyard Theatre honors John Kander at its annual Vineyard Theatre Gala on Monday, March 8 at the Hudson Theater (145 West 44 Street) in Manhattan, it has been announced by Douglas Aibel, Artistic Director of Vineyard Theatre.

BROADWAY BEARS is an auction featuring a cuddly chorus line of one-of-a-kind teddy bears, each meticulously outfitted in original, handmade costumes by Broadway's leading costume designers and representing memorable characters from plays and musicals, past and present.

Broadway's cuddliest friends kick off a new year with the 13th annual BROADWAY BEARS auction on Sunday, February 14, 2010 at the B.B. King Blues Club & Grill, in support of Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS. Sure to out-do last year's collection, 43 one-of-a-kind BROADWAY BEARS - each dressed in original, handmade costumes representing some of the theater's most legendary performers and/or performances - will be put up for auction.

Stephen Sondheim, Harold Prince, James Gandolfini, Patti LuPone, Liz Smith, Christine Ebersole, Lesley Stahl, Joni Evans, Cynthia McFadden, and Michael Feinstein were just a few of the stars who gathered at the Carlyle Hotel last night to celebrate the 85th birthday of its most famous resident, Elaine Stritch. In honor of the event, Stritch herself celebrated with an hour long performance of 'At Home At The Carlyle: Elaine Stritch Singin' Sondheim...One Song At A Time.'

A Coupla White Chicks Sitting Around Talking An Off-Broadway hit, this two-character comedy takes place in the suburban New York kitchen of a model housewife, who is having a tough day: her husband is off on a weekend spree with his secretary and she can't get rid of her pesky new neighbor just arrived from Texas.

Mt. San Jacinto College Foundation presents their 2nd annual foundation gala 'An Evening With Our Stars' 2/6 at 5:30pm at Wilson Creek Winery and Vineyards in Temecula.

Erich Steinbock, Managing Director of The Carlyle Hotel, announced today the return of resident leading lady, Elaine Stritch, to the Café Carlyle in an all-new show: 'At Home At The Carlyle: Elaine Stritch Singin' Sondheim. . . One Song At A Time.' The strictly limited engagement will play the month of January 2010, at the legendary nightspot, with opening night set for Tuesday, January 5 (through January 30).

Harvard University's Hasty Pudding Club, the oldest theatrical group in the U.S., has chosen stage and screen favorite Anne Hathaway as its Hasty Pudding Woman of the Year. The honor is bestowed upon the selected thespian each year in an over-the-top ceremony involving a well costumed parade through Cambridge and a roast in their honor. This year's event will take place on January 28.

Today's Broadway Blogs on BroadwayWorld.com from Sunday, January 17, 2010.

For theatre aficionados who may have missed some of the star-studded productions that have recently graced the Broadway stage, comes a calendar of photographs snapped by celebrity photographer Walter McBride. The calendar features celebrities during their opening night curtain calls.

AL PACINO stars in a film by BARRY LEVINSON, HBO Films' YOU DON'T KNOW JACK, SUSAN SARANDON, JOHN GOODMAN, DANNY HUSTON, BRENDA VACCARO also star; debuts Spring 2010

Harvard University's Hasty Pudding Club, the oldest theatrical group in the U.S., has chosen stage and screen favorite Anne Hathaway as its Hasty Pudding Woman of the Year. The honor is bestowed upon the selected thespian each year in an over-the-top ceremony involving a well costumed parade through Cambridge and a roast in their honor. This year's event will take place on January 28.

Mothers, protect your sons! And don't miss Cougar, The Musical this month when it plays New York's Theatre at Saint Peters. The last performance for the show is scheduled for Monday, January 11 at 7:30PM.

Mothers, protect your sons! And don't miss Cougar, The Musical this month when it plays New York's Theatre at Saint Peters for three performances only: Saturday, January 9th at 5:30PM and 9:30PM and Monday, January 11th at 7:30PM.

'Laurie Anderson, Joan Osborne and Suzanne Vega are legends in the music world,' said Julie Crosby, the Producing Artistic Director of Women's Project.

Chazz Palminteri will guest star as 'Shorty' in an upcoming episode of 'Modern Family' on ABC. The episode, titled 'Fifteen Percent' begins when Mitchell plants the seed in Jay's head that he thinks one of Jay's old buddies, Shorty, might be secretly gay.

V-Day 2010 Campaign Event to 'stop violence against women and girls' and V-Day New York 'Healing Through Music' announce its second auditions for Eve Ensler's Obie award-winning play THE VAGINA MONOLOGUES to be staged at the Philippine Consulate in New York on Fifth Avenue on April 10, 2010, Saturday at 2:30 and 6:30 p.m. Female actors may show up at the auditions on January 23, 2010, Saturday at 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. at the Champion Studios, 14th floor, 257 West 39th Street, New York City.

Today the Long List for the Orange British Academy Film Awards in 2010 has been released.

Erich Steinbock, Managing Director of The Carlyle Hotel, announced today the return of resident leading lady, Elaine Stritch, to the Café Carlyle in an all-new show: 'At Home At The Carlyle: Elaine Stritch Singin' Sondheim. . . One Song At A Time.' The strictly limited engagement will play the month of January 2010, at the legendary nightspot, with opening night set for Tuesday, January 5 (through January 30).

Mothers, protect your sons! And don't miss Cougar, The Musical this month when it plays New York's Theatre at Saint Peters for three performances only: Saturday, January 9th at 5:30PM and 9:30PM and Monday, January 11th at 7:30PM.